Brewarrina - Your Council NSW

2023/24

Brewarrina

Brewarrina Shire is a rural and remote community located in the outback region of NSW on the banks of the Barwon/Darling River. Brewarrina has great historical significance to the Aboriginal people of the region, as the town was one of the great inter-tribal meeting places of eastern Australia.

The Brewarrina Fish Traps are a National Heritage listed site and of spiritual significance to Aboriginal people.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
57 Bathurst Street
Brewarrina NSW 2839

Postal Address:
PO Box 125, Brewarrina NSW 2839
Phone: 02 6830 5100
Fax: 02 6839 2100

Email:
breshire@brewarrina.nsw.gov.au

Web:
https://www.brewarrina.nsw.gov.au/

Your Local Government Area	Result
Population (No.)	1,408
Area (Km²)	19162
Council Classification	Rural
OLG Group	8
State Planning Region	Far West

Your Council	Result	Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.)	9	9
Population per Councillor (No.)	156	156
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.)	63	63
2023/24 Revenue ($'000)	31503	31503
2023/24 Expenses ($'000)	26365	26365
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%)	8.260105448	8.260105448
Population Density (residents per Km²)	0	0.1

* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities	Result	Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.)	3	3
Public Halls (No.)	3	3
Public Libraries (No.)	1	1
Open Public Space (ha)	345	345
Total Road Length (km)	1,551.70	1,551.70

Demographics of Population

under 20 years

20 - 59 years

60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

12.4^%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population	Latest Outcome	Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%)	-12.41464929	-12.41464929
Population aged under 20 years (%)	28.1	28.06520198
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%)	47.8	47.76754075
Population aged 60 years and older (%)	24.2	24.16725726
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%)	66.1	66.05244507
Speaks language other than English at home (%)	3.6	3.6
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high)	1	1

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)

Your Local Economy	Result	Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%)	6	6
Avg Taxable Income ($)	46190	46190
Avg Household Size (No.)	2.6	2.6
Value of DA's determined ($'000)	2147	2147
Active Businesses in LGA (No.)	129	129

Largest Industry Employer

Agricutlure, Forestry & Fishing